Mowing possible belly mower problem

[mar11]

Hi guys, I've been reading this forum for quite some time and it helped me in my selection of my Bx23. but I may have a problem- not sure. I recently reinstalled my belly mower and it went on really hard! I had to use a plastic mallet to force the bar into position in the fulcrum area. if I used the lever by itself the unit would come forward out of the fulcrum- seems wrong to me-- too tight, like I forced it and should not have had to. Ideas or experiences? thanks /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif [*]bx23 belly mower

 

[rosey]

NEVER force anything....sounds as if you did something wrong..I'd suggest that you read and study the owners manual again. While putting on the belly mower has taken much patience, (the hardest part being getting the PTO shaft installed correctly)I have not had to force it. Sounds as if your PTO shaft may not be seated properly. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[mar11]

My thoughts exactly-- someone was here who wanted to help-- but it didn't seem right to me. the belly mower is on - but has not been used since I too do not beleive in forcing things, specially on a tractor as well thought out and built as this. One thing though- if I were to try to move the lever without the belly mower attachment - it still wants to move out of the fulcrum. I'll try again next weekend from scratch-- thanks

 

[gsxr1100]

Holly cow batman--I thought it was me being Polish! The PTO also drives me nuts.... almost all the time.

The best is trying to see if the collar has locked...I can never tell....then my OCD kicks in /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

It takes 5x as long as the loader or BH...

 

[sandyc]

If it were me I would drop the mower and reinstall before using. Make sure that the mower is set at "00" and that the rear pins are installed properly. Kake sure that the pto shaft is fully installed and that the collar has snapped closed.
It sounds as if the pto drive shaft is pushing against the front bar hanger....the shaft might be twisted a bit out of line or there might be dirt on the spline. I have found that wd40 works great and doesn't leave residue that will attract more dirt.

 

[mar11]

I spoke with my dealer today and he claims that a number of tractors do require some pretty firm persuasion ( even a mallet ) to get the belly mower on. He also recommended doing it over just to check things out. He said there have been units in his shop with some alignment issues for the front end of the mower attachment.
Let you all know over the weekend.

 

[jrlichina]

The MMM setup is very simple and it shouldn't be hard to install. My BX MMM goes on almost too easy, you definately have either something misaligned or are installing in an order that makes it difficult to latch. Check all the brackets and make sure they are not bent or just made wrong. Then check the installation order.

 

[bam]

The MMM shouldn't required a mallet to install. Something isn't aligned or adjusted properly. I'd take it back to the dealer and have them set it up again. I'd also question a dealer that tells you that a mallet may be required. Sounds like a dealer that doesn't know what they are doing.

 

[Junkman]

I use a small mallet to install the drive shaft on my MMM. I can get the collar locked in place, but it is difficult to slide onto the shaft. I have lubed it numerous times and have cleaned it both before and after lubing. It is clean as possible and properly lubed. The only way that the drive shaft is going to go on fully is with some gentle persuasion of the rubber mallet. It might be my old age, but I find the location almost impossible to get at and still have mobility to put the drive shaft. Sometimes if it doesn't move, get a bigger mallet!! I have no problems getting the mower front bracket snapped in place like the original poster....

 

[KRECKER]

Junkman,
I agree with you about the a little tap. Mine is the same way, sometimes it goes on easy and some times it doesn't. It has got to be an engineering nightmare to try to design something that will be easy to change out for everyone who buys this type of set up.